‘Taking a knee is important but I’m doing something different’Joshua will not kneel in ring before Kubrat Pulev title fightAnthony Joshua has confirmed he will not take the knee in the ring before he defends his world heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev on Saturday night. He stressed the importance of the gesture but said he is “trying to do more tangible things” by setting up an initiative to support black
British culture.
Six months ago, in his home town of Watford, Joshua spoke powerfully at a Black Lives Matter protest against
racism. “The virus has been declared a pandemic,” he said in June. “This is out of control. And I’m not talking about Covid-19. The virus I’m talking about is called racism. We stand united against a virus which has been instrumental in taking lives of the young, old, rich, poor; a virus which is unapologetic and spreads across all sectors.”